Naledi Okafor
Executive Director
Ran water programmes in six countries before co-founding Kindara.
We’re Kindara. We show up.
A foundation started around a kitchen table in 2009 by two water engineers and a retired teacher — now a network of 2,300 volunteers and 60 field partners in 14 countries.
Our mission
Dignity first. Local always.
We fund solutions designed and run by the communities they serve. Our job is to raise the money, remove the obstacles and then get out of the way.
Local leadership
Every project is led by people who live there.
Radical transparency
Our books are open, down to the last receipt.
In it for the long run
We fund maintenance, not just ribbon-cuttings.
Dignity, always
No pity photos, no poverty tourism.
- 2009
A kitchen-table start
Naledi Okafor and Rafael Domingo raise $18,000 for one borehole in the Lower Sesa valley.
- 2013
The first classroom
A retired teacher joins, and the Education Fund builds four classrooms in Kamari.
- 2017
Eastbrook Pantry opens
A church hall, six volunteers and a donated fridge. It feeds 40 families in its first week.
- 2021
Emergency response team
A standing team that can reach a disaster zone with filters and shelter kits in 24 hours.
- 2026
1.8 million people
With safe water, and 412 classrooms built or rebuilt — with 38,000 donors in 31 countries.
Annual report 2025
A year in numbers (and receipts).
Audited by an independent firm and published in full. Here are the highlights.
$4.2Mraised from 38,000 donors
147projects funded
60local field partners
7%spent on admin & audit
23Kmonthly givers
94%of projects still working after 5 years
$4.2Mraised in 2025
The team
Small team, very long to-do list.
Eleven staff, a volunteer board and 60 field partners who do the real work.
Rafael Domingo
Head of Programmes
Former civil engineer who still inspects every new borehole himself.
Maren Holt
Finance & Transparency
Publishes our books every quarter — typos, coffee receipts and all.
Tomasz Weller
Volunteer Coordinator
Knows all 2,300 volunteers by first name. Mostly.
Priya Venkataraman
Education Lead
Taught for twelve years before building the sponsorship programme.
Graham Ellery
Board Chair
Retired paediatrician who volunteers at the pantry every Saturday.
Lin Achterberg
Partnerships
Matches companies with the causes their teams care about.
Kwame Asante
Field Operations
Leads our emergency response team. Always the first one on site.
In their words
Donors, volunteers and partners.
“I give $20 a month and every quarter I get a photo of the pump my money helped repair. I’ve never felt closer to a cause.”
Hannah MercerMonthly donor since 2019
“We came to the pantry during a hard winter. Nobody asked us to explain ourselves. Now I volunteer there every Saturday.”
Marcus LindellVolunteer, Eastbrook
“Our team matched every dollar staff raised for Kamari. Kindara sent us the finished classroom photos within the term.”
Aisha BrandtPartner, Tallow & Finch
Partners who fund our overheads, so your gift doesn’t have to
Harbourline BankGreenleaf GrocersNorthwind MillsBrightwell PressOakhaven TrustMeridian Water Co.Tallow & Finch
Come and see for yourself.
Visit the pantry, join a clean-up, or ask to see any project’s receipts. We mean it.
